Broadway on Demand streams I Put A Spell On You: The Witches Era, Halloween Weekend

I Put a Spell on You: The Witches Era

to be Streamed on Broadway On Demand Halloween Weekend 

Live In-Person Concert/Party Set for ​
​Monday, October 23, at 8 pm

Benefiting Ali Forney Center

BOD Stream begins Saturday, October 28, at 7 pm

Tickets at BroadwayOnDemand.com or ​
​Tickets for the LIVE event are ON SALE NOW

Download photos from past performances here

Sisters, it’s time for the biggest and best Broadway Halloween event of the year both live at Sony Hall and in the comfort of your own home! Jay Armstrong Johnson’s (Parade) annual Halloween concert-meets-party I Put a Spell on You: The Witches Era, produced by Johnson and Kampfire Films, will stream on Broadway On Demand beginning at 7 pm Eastern on Saturday, October 28, 2023 and be available for the following four days.

Tickets for Broadway on Demand are $35 and available at https://www.broadwayondemand.com/events/i-put-a-spell-on-you-the-witches-era.

The event will be recorded LIVE on Monday, October 23, 2023 at Sony Hall (235 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036) at 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.) In the search to find beauty, youth, and immortality, the bewitching and beloved Sanderson Sisters return from the dead and gather their most famous friends to help them lure the children of New York to Sony Hall. Space is limited for the LIVE event, and is expected to, like last year, sell out. Grab your costume and reserve your spot now to secure your place on the dance floor! Tickets start at $60, visit ​ https://ipasoy2023.cbo.io/ to purchase tickets or support.

The live event and on-demand stream will benefit the Ali Forney Center (AFC), a full-service organization protecting LGBTQ+ youth from the harms of homelessness. 

“Ladies and gentlemen, children of the night, and all you delightful souls in between, it is I, Winifred Sanderson, extending an invitation most splendid! We shall be hosting a dance party, a soirée of supernatural proportions, and it is imperative that you attend. Prepare to join us under the bewitched moonlight for a night of revelry and merriment like no other!” - Winnie 

Johnson returns as Winifred Sanderson with Allison Godleski and Amanda Williams Ware as sisters Sarah and Mary. Also appearing are Tony Award Nominee Justin Cooley (Kimberly Akimbo), DeMarius Copes (Some Like it Hot, Mean Girls), Drew Gehling (Waitress, Almost Famous), Tony Award Nominee Robyn Hurder (Moulin Rouge!, A Beautiful Noise), recording artist Mila Jam, Karma Jenkins (The Time Traveler’s Wife),  Zachary Daniel Jones (Wicked, Beetlejuice), reigning SIX Queen Taylor Iman Jones (The Devil Wears Prada), Ashlyn Maddox (Parade), Tiffany Mann (Be More Chill), RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15’s Marcia Marcia Marcia, Tomás Matos (Fire Island, Diana The Musical), Maddox Martin, Julia Mattison (Death Becomes Her), Jake Pedersen (Wicked, Parade), Meghan Picerno (The Phantom of the Opera), Kathryn Priest, Ryann Redmond (Frozen, Once Upon a One More Time), Benji Rivera (New York, New York, Aladdin), Heath Saunders (Company), Talia Suskauer (Wicked, Be More Chill), Jackson Teeley (Parade), Connor Lyon is the understudy, and many more spooky surprises!

I Put a Spell on You: The Witches Era is executive produced by Jay Armstrong Johnson with the executive producer committee including Max Clayton, Sean Cocchia, Todd Donovan, Meg Fofonoff Art Lab Productions, and Andy Jones, who is also general manager with Baseline Theatrical. The show is produced by Katie Rosin, written by Johnson, and directed by Ahmad Simmons, with music supervision by Will Van Dyke, production management by Sean Gorski for Hudson Theatrical Associates, and production stage management by Julie Devore. ​ ​ 

The associate director and supervising choreographer is Michael Anthony Sylvester, assistant choreographers are Karma Jenkins and Erin Lazzaro and features choreography by Mike Baerga, Laya Barak, Eamon Foley, Lili Froehlich, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Reed Luplau, Tuan Malinowski, Sarah Meahl, Justice Moore, Mishay Petronelli, Sydnie Roy, Kellen Stancil, Michael Anthony Sylvester, and Jason Williams.

The creative team includes costume design and art direction by DW, associate costume coordinator Taylor Barnett, costume supervisor Kelsey Bueger, costume designers include  Brian Hemesath and Sarah Dixey, makeup design by Alcone Company’s Kyle Krueger, key makeup by J Guerra, SFX makeup leads ​ Christina Vida Roldos, props designed by Andy Diaz, video design by Caite Hevner with additional video design by Jamie Kiliany,, sound design by Josh Liebert, lighting design by Andrew Garvis, head SFX by Jeremy Chernick, associate SFX by Kaita Carmichael, hair department lead by Earon Chew Nealey, additional wigs by Bobby Clifton Zlotnik, BTS videography by Roberto Arajuo, house photography by Thomas Mundell. The video team is helmed by Catriona Rubenis-Stevens, with videography by Jake Primmerman, Ian Havens, Haven Houston, editing by Tessie Tokash, and sound editing by Michael Barry, Zoe Prescod and the team at C5. Ashton Pickering is the stage manager, Joe Hornberger is the assistant to Jay Armstrong Johnson, the social media team includes Tessie Tokash and Taylor Joseph Rivera, and additional producer assistants include Emily Ballou, Eli Tokash and Alexis Welch.

The dance ensemble includes David Alea, Laura Aronoff, Hugo Brument, Delaney Burke, Anakeiry Cruz, Justin DeParis, Zachary Eisenberg, Ava Esposito, Tom Feeney, Zachary Flores, Pedro Garza, Cassandra Gauthier, Jules Geiss, Jada German, Cam Gradel, Erin Joy Grgas, Rachel Grinde, Markelle Grutch, Anna Guerra, Niara Hardister, Abbey Hunt, Brittany Jenkins, Will Jewett, Dainique Jones, Anjali Kanter, Maya Kitayama, Erin Lazzaro, Grace Leieux, Giuseppe Little, Sam Lobel, Alexa Magro, Kelly McMillan, Justin Mock, Nick Nazzaro, Natalie Occhino, Shane Taylor Pretty, Gabriel Reyes, Kristin Roa, Aliya Rose , Olivia Schuh, Jamal Shuriah, Christopher Tipps, Ahren Victory, Jasón Wells, Jon Yepez, and Cole Zieser.

Tickets for Broadway on Demand are $35 and available at https://www.broadwayondemand.com/events/i-put-a-spell-on-you-the-witches-era.

Tickets for the live event start at $60 by visiting ​ https://ipasoy2023.cbo.io/.

Every ticket purchased will support the Ali Forney Center (AFC).

Sponsorship and VIP packages are available. Visit https://cbo.io/tickets/purchase_tickets.php?slug=ipasoy2023&form_name=tix ​ for information. 

Lighting, Sound and Video Gear provided by Production Resource Group, Special effects equipment provided by J&M Special Effects. 

Sponsors include Abracadabra, Alcone, Bra Tenders, ​ Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Capezio, The Costume Studio, DIG., Euphoria Studios, Open Jar Studios, Pearl Studios, Schmackary's, ​ Sony Hall, and Vita Coco.

Broadway on Demand (BOD) In 2020, Broadway Licensing Global launched the Emmy® Award-nominated streaming platform Broadway On Demand, offering exclusive theatrical content, interactive events, and original programming projected to reach well over 200 million households by 2023. Additionally, Stageworks Productions, the original live stage content creation arm dedicated to the development of innovative, theatrical intellectual properties, has developed several world premiere musicals that have been produced in over 90 countries. In all, the combined force of the Broadway Licensing Global family of imprints continues to grow, with a singular goal to make everyone in the world a theatre person.

The Ali Forney Center (AFC) is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to protecting LGBTQ youth from the harms of homelessness. Each year AFC sees over 2,000 young people who are kicked out of their homes due to homophobia and transphobia. 90% of the young people we see state religious beliefs as the leading cause of their homelessness. ​ A Staggering 95% of our clients are individuals of color largely comprised of Black and Latino communities. Nearly half of these young people come to NYC from across the country, mainly the south, fleeing homophobic homes, and communities. ​ Due to the current political climate, we have experienced a 20% increase in the number of youth fleeing their homes from these states. 

Our programs are designed to help young people overcome the traumas of homelessness and family rejection through medical and mental health services, and substance abuse treatment. Simultaneously, homeless youth are placed in one of our 19-site-scattered housing program. Including the Bea Arthur Residence, which opened its doors in 2018 in memory of one of our first celebrity supporters. 

Once stabilized, housed, and engaged in therapeutic care we engage young people in specially developed career and educational services designed to engage these youth in completing high school, and moving on to higher education, and credentialing programs. These services also include career placement and skills development through onsite programs and job readiness. 

As the largest and longest-running agency doing this work, we support smaller organizations and groups of activists that aim to support similar populations. Through capacity building and conferences, we expand our reach across the United States and throughout the world. www.AliForneyCenter.org

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